Andy, this text dont have bibliography???
Joao
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De: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [mailto:xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu] Em nome
de Andy Blunden
Enviada em: sexta-feira, 30 de abril de 2010 21:48
Para: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
Assunto: Re: [xmca] Interface as tool and sign
Although Vygotsky definitely did talk about "tool and sign"
as though there was a dichtomy here, this was in the days
before personal computers and so on. I see these as
archetypes, not categories as such. Consider the following
series of cultural means of opening a door: crow-bar,
handle, key, swipe card, PIN code, password, smile to the
doorkeeper.
See http://home.mira.net/~andy/works/vygotskys-critique.htm
Andy
Jon Olav H. Eikenes wrote:
Dear XMCA
I am currently doing research on (human-computer) interfaces and try
to analyze them as mediating artifacts. By drawing on social semiotics
I see the interface as a 'sign' - a multimodal text that employs
semiotic resources for making meaning. However, I also see the
interface as a tool or instrument for people in carrying out actions
(such as producing music or writing documents) - by drawing on
Vygotsky and Leont'ev. Jay Lemke mentioned to me that there already
have been discussions in XMCA about the differences and similarities
of tools and signs. I have consulted the archives and found many
interesting references. However, I wonder if anyone know any
literature that addresses how something may function both as sign and
as tool at the same time.
Jon Olav
_________________________________
Jon Olav Eikenes
PhD student
www.navimationresearch.net
Oslo School of Architecture and Design
www.aho.no
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